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Whether you’re a new company hiring for the first time or a business that has existed for years and is looking for new talent, at some point you are going to need to introduce new employees into your organization. However, if you aren’t careful it may be difficult for new […]

How closely does your marketing department work with the HR department? Probably not particularly closely, they aren’t necessarily two departments that you would automatically put hand-in-hand. But, in fact, they should be working together very closely in order to maximize company value, according to new research. A new paper […]

Running a small business means taking on multiple roles. However, having to handle so many jobs, from marketing to managing employees, can lead to costly mistakes. It’s not uncommon for a small-business owners to neglect the human-resources side of the business when things are going smoothly, but not staying on […]

Harassment in the workplace is degrading to the people affected by abuse, and it places other employees in an unsafe environment. Even if the person who is doing the harassing thinks that it is all in good fun, it’s not appropriate. Simply stating to your employees that times have changed […]

Pitched at HR directors and C-suite executives, the main theme for this year’s Ibec summit is ‘the future workplace’. A diverse lineup of speakers will participate in the event, which also provides good networking opportunities for attendees.

Human Resources is an evolving environment that has changed dramatically over the years. In the Industrial Era, HR professionals were around to resolve wage-related issues and to deal directly with unions for labor-dispute problems and compliance requirements. In the 21st Century, the new era of Human Resources brought new challenges […]

If there is one thing that employment law has shown over the years it is that gross misconduct can be a rare and elusive thing. Indeed, in the case of Feery -v- Oxigen Environmental (UD184/2013) the Employment Appeals Tribunal stated that an employee’s abusive conduct on a phone call was […]

You know when you’ve got a good member of staff. They are productive, live the business vision, get along well with other employees, are well respected, and show initiative and drive. Moreover, they can still be themselves. It’s therefore even more critical for a small business to hold onto a […]

Julianna Davies explores techniques to make hiring for any business, both large and small, effective and long lasting. She delves deeper into a topic covered by Small Business Can about every company’s non-negotiables, focusing more on the process of finding employees who are both capable of the positions’ responsibilities and a […]

There has been a lot of confusion about the “Business Partner” model in Human Resources ever since its inception at the back end of the 1990s. Initially proposed by David Ulrich as a reorganisation of the way HR departments are run, the concept today has worked its way into small […]

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